Thousands of items of post have been held up in Stratford, Warwick, Rugby, Leamington and Kenilworth.

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The order covers cemeteries, public the racetrack at Warwick Racecourse, Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa, the footpath as it crosses Newbold Comyn Golf Course and sports grounds being used for authorised sporting facilities.

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An operation centre in Leamington Spa, near Warwick, will lose 280 positions, about 150 jobs will be lost in London and and a call centre in Newport, south Wales, will be shut down, HSBC spokesman Tim Pie said.

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